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Papers by Wale Adebanwi
Routledge eBooks, 2011
1. Introduction - Nigeria at 50: The Nation in Narration Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi 2. Th... more 1. Introduction - Nigeria at 50: The Nation in Narration Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi 2. The Limits of Charismatic Authority and the Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria Eghosa Osaghae 3. Between Elite Protectionism and Popular Resistance: The Political Economy of Nigeria's Fractured State since Juridical Independence Kunle Amuwo 4. The Petroleum Industry: A Paradox or (Sp)oiler of Development? Cyril Obi 5. The Nigerian Federal System: Performance, Problems and Prospects Rotimi Suberu 6. How God became a Nigerian! Religious Impulse and the Unfolding of a Nation Afe Adogame 7. Nigerian Elections and the Neopatrimonial Paradox: In Search of the Social Contract Darren Kew
African histories and modernities, 2016
In December 2013, after news broke that Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and Af... more In December 2013, after news broke that Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and African National Congress (ANC) leader had passed on, something interesting, though not entirely unfamiliar, happened. Within the continent, major commentators and politicians eulogized the departed statesman, emphasized the fortitude he displayed throughout the 27 years he spent in confinement at the mercy of the apartheid regime, and saluted him for his moral courage in forgiving his jailers, even though, as South African president, it was within his power to exact his pound of flesh. Such eulogies usually concluded with a lamentation that Nelson Mandela was the kind of morally substantial and politically intelligent leader that postcolonial African countries have, almost as a rule, been bereft of: a rare golden freckle in a landscape riddled with base metals. Oblivious to the irony, the majority of foreign commentators took the same tack, praising Mandela for his humanism and resoluteness, and invariably using him to highlight the poverty of such high-toned qualities in the ranks of most postcolonial African leaders.
African histories and modernities, 2016
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks, 2013
Journal of the African Literature Association, Apr 15, 2024
Preface - Larry Diamond Introduction: Democracy and Prebendalism: Emphases, Provocations, And Elo... more Preface - Larry Diamond Introduction: Democracy and Prebendalism: Emphases, Provocations, And Elongations - Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi PART I The Roots of Neopatrimonialism: Opposition Politics and Popular Consent in Southwest Nigeria - Leena Hoffmann and Insa Nolte Prebendalism and the People: The Price of Petrol at the Pump - Jane Guyer and LaRay Denzer Prebendal Politics and Federal Governance in Nigeria - Rotimi Suberu Elite Competition, Institutional Change and Political Responsibility - E. Remi Aiyede Beyond Prebendal Politics: Class and Political Struggles in post-Colonial Nigeria - 'Kunle Amuwo Positions of Security and the Security of Position: Bureaucratic Prebendalism Inside the State - Olly Owen PART II Hausa Traditional Political Culture, Islam and Democracy: Historical Perspectives on Three Political Traditions - Muhammad S. Umar Mediating Justice: Youths, Media and 'Affective Justice' in the Politics of Northern Nigeria - Conerly Casey Decolonizati...
Edited with Wale Adebanwi, this book draws together contributions from an interdisciplinary group... more Edited with Wale Adebanwi, this book draws together contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars from Africa, Europe, and the US. Though usually presented as a technical concept (like development), accountability is field of struggle for political interpretation in contemporary Africa. The chapters in this volume offer ethnographically rich and stimulating analyses on the dynamics of elite mobilization of accountability in its many forms. With case studies from Cameroon, Ghana/Togo, Liberia, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and South Sudan, the chapters examine in various ways the socioculutal and legal modalities by which accountability is contextualised as a political fact in Africa. The book is available for order electronically via the University of Michigan Press website (https://lnkd.in/dKHUdjK) as well as on Amazon and many other platforms.
Yorùbá Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria
The National Question in Nigeria, 2017
Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War, 2016
The Political Life of Urban Streetscapes, 2017
Theory, Culture & Society, 2016
In this article, I explore a possible ‘conversation’ between a leading African political sociolog... more In this article, I explore a possible ‘conversation’ between a leading African political sociologist, Peter P. Ekeh, in his theory of ‘two publics’, and the late French philosopher, historian and social theorist, Michel Foucault, in his theory of governmentality. I examine the ‘lingering effects of colonialism’ and point to how Ekeh’s insight and its usefulness for examining the politico-cultural consequences of colonialism in terms of the conduct of conduct in the public realm can be further enriched by relating it to the deeply penetrating insight on the nature of power and domination articulated through the concept of governmentality and sovereign power. The paper concludes that Ekeh’s thesis is particularly suitable for interrogating governmentality and its useful insights for understanding public life in Africa because, like Foucault’s theory of governmentality, it is grounded on a historical account of contemporary processes of socio-political and economic configuration.
Canadian Journal of History, 2011
Routledge eBooks, 2011
1. Introduction - Nigeria at 50: The Nation in Narration Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi 2. Th... more 1. Introduction - Nigeria at 50: The Nation in Narration Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi 2. The Limits of Charismatic Authority and the Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria Eghosa Osaghae 3. Between Elite Protectionism and Popular Resistance: The Political Economy of Nigeria's Fractured State since Juridical Independence Kunle Amuwo 4. The Petroleum Industry: A Paradox or (Sp)oiler of Development? Cyril Obi 5. The Nigerian Federal System: Performance, Problems and Prospects Rotimi Suberu 6. How God became a Nigerian! Religious Impulse and the Unfolding of a Nation Afe Adogame 7. Nigerian Elections and the Neopatrimonial Paradox: In Search of the Social Contract Darren Kew
African histories and modernities, 2016
In December 2013, after news broke that Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and Af... more In December 2013, after news broke that Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and African National Congress (ANC) leader had passed on, something interesting, though not entirely unfamiliar, happened. Within the continent, major commentators and politicians eulogized the departed statesman, emphasized the fortitude he displayed throughout the 27 years he spent in confinement at the mercy of the apartheid regime, and saluted him for his moral courage in forgiving his jailers, even though, as South African president, it was within his power to exact his pound of flesh. Such eulogies usually concluded with a lamentation that Nelson Mandela was the kind of morally substantial and politically intelligent leader that postcolonial African countries have, almost as a rule, been bereft of: a rare golden freckle in a landscape riddled with base metals. Oblivious to the irony, the majority of foreign commentators took the same tack, praising Mandela for his humanism and resoluteness, and invariably using him to highlight the poverty of such high-toned qualities in the ranks of most postcolonial African leaders.
African histories and modernities, 2016
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks, 2013
Journal of the African Literature Association, Apr 15, 2024
Preface - Larry Diamond Introduction: Democracy and Prebendalism: Emphases, Provocations, And Elo... more Preface - Larry Diamond Introduction: Democracy and Prebendalism: Emphases, Provocations, And Elongations - Ebenezer Obadare and Wale Adebanwi PART I The Roots of Neopatrimonialism: Opposition Politics and Popular Consent in Southwest Nigeria - Leena Hoffmann and Insa Nolte Prebendalism and the People: The Price of Petrol at the Pump - Jane Guyer and LaRay Denzer Prebendal Politics and Federal Governance in Nigeria - Rotimi Suberu Elite Competition, Institutional Change and Political Responsibility - E. Remi Aiyede Beyond Prebendal Politics: Class and Political Struggles in post-Colonial Nigeria - 'Kunle Amuwo Positions of Security and the Security of Position: Bureaucratic Prebendalism Inside the State - Olly Owen PART II Hausa Traditional Political Culture, Islam and Democracy: Historical Perspectives on Three Political Traditions - Muhammad S. Umar Mediating Justice: Youths, Media and 'Affective Justice' in the Politics of Northern Nigeria - Conerly Casey Decolonizati...
Edited with Wale Adebanwi, this book draws together contributions from an interdisciplinary group... more Edited with Wale Adebanwi, this book draws together contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars from Africa, Europe, and the US. Though usually presented as a technical concept (like development), accountability is field of struggle for political interpretation in contemporary Africa. The chapters in this volume offer ethnographically rich and stimulating analyses on the dynamics of elite mobilization of accountability in its many forms. With case studies from Cameroon, Ghana/Togo, Liberia, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and South Sudan, the chapters examine in various ways the socioculutal and legal modalities by which accountability is contextualised as a political fact in Africa. The book is available for order electronically via the University of Michigan Press website (https://lnkd.in/dKHUdjK) as well as on Amazon and many other platforms.
Yorùbá Elites and Ethnic Politics in Nigeria
The National Question in Nigeria, 2017
Writing the Nigeria-Biafra War, 2016
The Political Life of Urban Streetscapes, 2017
Theory, Culture & Society, 2016
In this article, I explore a possible ‘conversation’ between a leading African political sociolog... more In this article, I explore a possible ‘conversation’ between a leading African political sociologist, Peter P. Ekeh, in his theory of ‘two publics’, and the late French philosopher, historian and social theorist, Michel Foucault, in his theory of governmentality. I examine the ‘lingering effects of colonialism’ and point to how Ekeh’s insight and its usefulness for examining the politico-cultural consequences of colonialism in terms of the conduct of conduct in the public realm can be further enriched by relating it to the deeply penetrating insight on the nature of power and domination articulated through the concept of governmentality and sovereign power. The paper concludes that Ekeh’s thesis is particularly suitable for interrogating governmentality and its useful insights for understanding public life in Africa because, like Foucault’s theory of governmentality, it is grounded on a historical account of contemporary processes of socio-political and economic configuration.
Canadian Journal of History, 2011